Monthly Archives: February 2012

From Above – Wes Anderson

Each director has their own style. After they make several movies it’s possible to see a visual theme repeat across their movies. Many directors use a specific camera work in each of their movies to tell a part of the … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Gilbert on failure and forgiveness at IQ2

Gilbert’s evenings of her childhood were peopled by eccentric, drunk, and competitively inappropriate family members, who made Elizabeth Gilbert realise that when it comes to storytelling “no one’s going to give you the floor…you have to earn it by telling … Continue reading

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Gourmet and Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwich Mark McClusky’s Go-To DIY American Cheese This episode features Mark McClusky, special projects editor at Wired magazine and Wired.com. He has reported on and learned about modernist cuisine from some of its most well-known pioneers. His … Continue reading

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This Is My Home

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The Periodic Table Table

The Periodic Table Table: all the elements, in carved wooden glory. Some people collect stamps. Wolfram Research co-founder and author Theo Gray collects elements. Theo Gray is 2011 winner of the ACS Grady Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the … Continue reading

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Mike Rowe: America Has a Dysfunctional Relationship with Work

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Leo Buscaglia – Love Yourself, and the Magic Inside you is Released

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The Whitest Kids U’ Know – Pledge of Allegiance

This is not a form of brainwashing.

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Interactive Light Display Follows You

Annica Cuppetelli and Cristobal Mendoza’s Nervous Structure does anything but make me nervous. 144 lines projected on the wall move, bend and twist as people approach and play with them. Via Neatorama

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Leverage another person’s passion

If you are like me you don’t like preparing your tax returns. But you still have to prepare them. I don’t have a passion for preparing tax returns. Sandy Botkin does. So I leverage Sandy Botkin’s passion. As a result … Continue reading

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